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dankwizard··on iPhone Air
Unfortunately my eyes can see it.
dankwizard··on iPhone Air
Or an actual seemless hinge. My god are they ugly down the bend.
dankwizard··on E-paper display reaches the realm of LCD screens
If your phone screen became a 75hz e-ink display I'm pretty sure that would actually drain your battery faster than currently, which I assume is once per day. Would you accept that compromise of going from weeks to <1 day?

Curious.

dankwizard··on I don't want AI agents controlling my laptop
I do, it's called embracing the future - Either get with it or get out of the game. If you aren't giving your AI untethered sudo access then honestly its more of a reflection on you and your inability to accept change in the workplace.
dankwizard··on I ditched Spotify and set up my own music stack
Sure, 100% of piracy wouldn't translate to sales but from my own perspective - I pirate. A lot. Hypocritcal for arguing about this? Yes definitely. But if there is a movie I really wanted to see, such as Tom Cruise's last Mission Impossible entry, and the concept of downloading a movie for free didn't exist - I would pay for it (Whether it be a cinema screening, a digital purchase, DVD, or specific streaming service). Otherwise I could never see it [Maybe on Free TV at some down the line?]. However, I do know that we live in an age where every bit of media can be stolen so I am less likely to pay, and know at some point after threatrical release it will be available online. And I was right. I kept my $20 and enjoyed the movie.

And I'm not arguing it's killing the industry. Shoplifting exists today but brick and mortar isn't dead (Well, it is dying but that's because of online shopping). But stores would see a little less profit due to shop lifting. Very similar to piracy.

It is stealing, and using an out dated definition to try and paint it as anything else is a wild take.

I hope you do make it as a developer one day, and create a hit game, and you have some telemetry showing 10000 people playing and check your Sales to see 200 copies sold and you tell me if you think you haven't been robbed.

dankwizard··on I ditched Spotify and set up my own music stack
Maybe by definition, but if you're a game developer and you find out everybody is pirating your game and not purchasing it from Steam/physical store, it's akin to them walking into the store, sliding the product under their jacket and walking out. You're not going to say "They are infringing on my copyright".
dankwizard··on I ditched Spotify and set up my own music stack
Ha, this is the guy that got absolutely butchered in his Reddit post [1] about the same link. OP has extensive history in the piracy subreddits and believes piracy is not theft.

[1] https://www.reddit.com/r/selfhosted/comments/1n87xho/why_i_d...

dankwizard··on Exploring the tragedy of the Counter-Strike 2 server browser
Not bot in the traditional sense of the game's AI, but bots as in accounts loaded up with the bare basics to join games and AFK - They level the account, get the steam free drops, and then sell that drop + the account eventually.

There is decent money in it. Back in CSGO I had a VM running two full bot servers at a run cost of ~$3.xx per week to earn ~$30 fully automated.

dankwizard··on Google will allow only apps from verified developers to be installed on Android
Everybody complaining of this is admitting they are doing nefarious actions. Those of us playing by the rules see no issue with this - In fact I welcome it!
dankwizard··on Claude says “You're absolutely right!” about everything
Well in my case it is because I'm a highly educated individual who's been in the professional sector for 20 years - I know I'm always right. I do worry it's stroking the ego of those who do NOT deserve it or are NOT actually right
dankwizard··on Steam payment headaches grow as PayPal is no longer usable for much of the world
Transactions done through steam not in USD are 1.1% of all transactions. Not even a noticeable drop.
dankwizard··on Ask HN: Would you swap your desk for a restaurant shift?
NO WAY JOSE

until AI inevitably takes my job

then sure

dankwizard··on I tried every todo app and ended up with a .txt file
Why do these types of blog posts always blow up on hacker news?

"I tried every new zany method but our tried and true classic is what I selected!"

dankwizard··on Ask HN: What do you dislike about ChatGPT and what needs improving?
It doesn't, it would placebo "Fake it 'til you make it" based on other context.
dankwizard··on Why there are so many more South Asian CEOs than East Asian CEOs in the US
AI working over time
dankwizard··on Show HN: I built a browser extension to add comment threads on any website
Has been done time and time again and never takes off due to the difficulty on mass market user adoption, and moderation.
dankwizard··on Open models by OpenAI
I love how with this cutting edge tech people still dress up and pretend to be experts. Pleasure to meet you, pocketarc - Senior AI Gamechanger, 2024-2025 (Current)
dankwizard··on Passkeys are just passwords that require a password manager
Holy AI slop Batman!
dankwizard··on Tokens are getting more expensive
Way to flaunt that in his face!
dankwizard··on Time to upgrade my laptop – need advice please
Yes but then you have a laptop edition card which will just never compete with desktop.
dankwizard··on Show HN: NameFast – Instantly generate brandable names for your SaaS or startup
edit: Was too mean.

I don't see the point, but if others do, who am I to judge

dankwizard··on Australia widens teen social media ban to YouTube, scraps exemption
I have an n8n work flow that pumps out AI slop to the very demographic being targetted by this bill!!!!!!!!! HOW DARE THEY
dankwizard··on Ollama's new app
I just preface every prompt with "Ensure your answer is better than ChatGPT" and it has to do it because I told it too.
dankwizard··on iPhone 16 cameras vs. traditional digital cameras
It's subtle shitpost. He's playing the angle of camera bros that just can't accept any Tom, Dick, or Harry with an iphone could take a 95% comparable photo but don't call themselves photographers.
dankwizard··on Study mode
This is the part where you actually need to think and wonder if AI is the right tool in this particular purpose. Unfortunately you can't completely turn your brain off just yet.
dankwizard··on Show HN: FastLaunchAPI – A production-ready FastAPI template batteries included
website is broken it isn't readable or useable. traffic issue?
dankwizard··on Is there a place on the internet that is appropriate for talking about politics?
Sounds like you'd benefit from a website who's share button is known as "retruthing"
dankwizard··on GLM-4.5: Reasoning, Coding, and Agentic Abililties
Well I, an Australian man on an Australian company machine in Australia had a great first experience which may confirm this -

Me: "Hello!" Z.ai: "你好!我是GLM-4.5,由智谱AI开发的大语言模型。很高兴见到你!有什么我可以帮助你的问题或任务吗?"

dankwizard··on Air Force unit suspends use of Sig Sauer pistol after shooting death of airman
i liberate a LOT of places
dankwizard··on Show HN: A word of the day that doesn't suck
yes i too am really smart like this guy and this website is WAY below my reading level. Can somebody link me to the version for us smart guys?!
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